Insights

Is the 8 – 5 work schedule just a habit that no longer applies to all companies? Can employers offer flexible hours as the norm and better yet, can that initiative also make a big difference to help alleviate traffic in our city?

Over the last few years, large corporations have experienced a rise in the utilization of coworking spaces. Office flexibility, increases in employee collaboration, and increases in innovation and networking have all been factors influencing this shift towards coworking spaces.

As middle managers become more successful in their roles, they become the person to whom their colleagues look for in advice, mentorship and guidance. They become the “elected leaders”. These are the leaders that have a following of people, respect from upper management and self-pride. The unsung hero is the employee leading from the middle.

With a growing awareness of this deficit and the need to establish a local food economy in Houston’s underserved neighborhoods, PDR joined hands with members of CoreNet Houston to participate in their annual Community Reinvestment Project at The Last Organic Outpost.

Similar to marketing, knowing your target audience’s values surpasses demographics. What captures their attention, motivates them to action, and drives their loyalty? Displaying that your company actively supports individual employee values is key in attracting and retaining the next generation of talent.

Top workplaces, such as Google, are known for providing workspaces that are innovative and rich with amenities and perks. However, look through Fortune’s Top 10 Best Companies for 2016 and you’ll see a trend emerge.

Here at PDR, we are creative problem solvers and we love what we do. Unfortunately, our work often requires an incredible amount of paper. Whether it’s sketches, storyboards, book designs, or construction documents, we are constantly surrounded by paper.

Environmental Graphic Design, or EGD, has become an increasingly important part of the workplace. As one of the four core services within our Visual Communications practice, major emphasis has been placed on this component of the workplace environment.

What does it take to get a workplace that fits? First, know who you are and who you want to be, what your culture is and what it aspires to be, who your people are and how they are changing and what their work is and how they achieve their best results.

Drew Patton recently sat down with Nancy Egan to share his observations on the new corporate campus. The conversation presents an insightful look at how workplaces are evolving to meet the needs of global corporations and their changing workforce.